甘肃省天水一中2018-2019学年高二下学期第一阶段考试英语试题

甘肃省天水一中2018-2019学年高二下学期第一阶段考试英语试题

天水一中高二级2018-2019学年度第二学期第一学段考试 英语试题 ‎（满分：150分 时间：100分钟）‎ 第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）‎ 第一节 ‎（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）‎ 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。‎ A Amsterdam‎ is a special city. There are many places you should not miss during your visit. Here is our list of the best.‎ Amsterdam‎ canal ring The city old centre is formed from canal rings, which give you the feeling of space, freedom and peace. Walk through these canal streets or better — take a trip by renting a boat yourself. Another way to explore the Venice of the North is to take a ride on a bicycle. Any way you decide for—enjoy this city.‎ The National Maritime Museum The Maritime‎ ‎Museum is an attractive place to visit, especially with children. With many attractions in it, this colourful and enjoyable museum will help you understand the history of the Netherlands—a small nation which was one of the world’s greatest sea powers.‎ Amsterdam‎ Brown Cafe When you enter Amsterdam old cafes called Brown, at first it will seem too much from the past and too crowded, but the atmosphere is unique. Relax and watch— most of people around will be locals. Feel like one of them — the real Amsterdammers.‎ Civic Guards Gallery This gallery is filled with old paintings from the Dutch Golden Age. The exhibited canvas may be not always the masterpieces of art, but these group portraits of Amsterdam citizens and their wives are an exquisite (精致的) document of the Dutch civilization and culture centuries ago.‎ To avoid waiting lines we advise you to buy your tickets in advance online through our Amsterdam attractions and museums tickets webpage.‎ ‎1．How many ways are there for tourists to visit the city old centre?‎ A．2. B．3. C．4. D．5.‎ ‎2．Where would you go to learn more about local life?‎ A．Amsterdam canal ring.‎ B．The National Maritime Museum.‎ C．Amsterdam Brown Cafe.‎ D．Civic Guards Gallery.‎ ‎3．Where does the passage probably come from?‎ A．A fiction. B．A travel guide.‎ C．A textbook. D．A science magazine.‎ B ‎ My favorite book, The Secret by Rhonda Byrne, talks about a formula called “SFF” which stands for “stopping finding faults”. I used to be a critical person and tried to find faults. I guess I somehow inherited this character from my father. Actually many good qualities of my father are worth admiring except this.‎ My father is the person who constantly looks for mistakes in other people and he thinks no one is perfect in the world. His character created a negative atmosphere in my family. I was the same as my father, so I often felt angry, disappointed, depressed, and lonely in school.‎ After I had read my favorite book I began to seek “good things” in other people. It has completely altered my life. Now I feel happier, I have more friends, I have more trust in people, and I realize everyone has their own strength! Another important lesson I got from this book is that I should always behave myself in a positive manner. Let’s admit that we sometimes complain about our situation. That’s not good. “Believe it or not, people don’t like to listen to negative opinions.”‎ One more valuable lesson I got from the book is that I should be a good listener. When I was younger, I only wanted people to pay whole attention to my words so that I could show them how important I was. I was very proud and would show off my achievements in school without considering others’ feeling. I had very few friends and most people considered me as an “arrogant” person. Now, I find it much easier to make friends after making some changers!‎ ‎4．Why does the author like the book The Secret?‎ A．Because he’s found the secret of success from it.‎ B．Because the book uncovers the secrets of happiness.‎ C．Because he’s learnt his father’s characters from it.‎ D．Because it helps him change his attitude towards life.‎ ‎5．What do you know about the author’s father?‎ A．He makes his son feel angry and disappointed.‎ B．He likes finding faults with people around him.‎ C．He seems a critical person but in fact easy-going.‎ D．He can create a negative atmosphere when necessary.‎ ‎6．The underlined word “arrogant” probably means “________”.‎ A．self-important B．admirable C．troublesome D．cold-blooded ‎7．What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?‎ A．To persuade readers to be good listeners.‎ B．To share his painful changing experience.‎ C．To tell readers the influence of a book on him.‎ D．To show the result of his father’s negative character.‎ C ‎ Minutes after the last movie ended yesterday at the Plaza Theater, employees were busy sweeping up popcorns and gathering coke cups. It was a scene that had been repeated many times in the theater’s 75-year history. This time, however, the cleanup was a little different. As one group of workers carried out the rubbish, another group began removing seats and other theater equipment in preparation for the building’s end. ‎ ‎ The film classic The Last Picture Show was the last movie shown in the old theater. Though the movie is 30 years old, most of the 250 seats were filled with teary-eyed audience wanting to say good-be to the old building. Theater owner Ed Bradford said he chose the movie because it seemed appropriate. The movie is set in a small town where the only movie theater is preparing to close down. ‎ Bradford‎ said that large modern theaters in the city made it impossible for the Plaza to compete. He added that the theater’s location(位置) was also a reason. “This used to be the center ‎ of town, ” he said. “Now the area is mostly office buildings and warehouses. ”‎ Last week some city officials suggested the city might be interested in turning the old theater into a museum and public meeting place. However, these plans were abandoned because of financial problems. Bradford sold the building and land to a local development firm, which plans to build a shopping complex on the land where the theater is located. ‎ The theater audience said good-by as Bradford locked the doors for the last time. After 75 years the Plaza Theater has shown its last movie. The theater will be missed. ‎ ‎8. In what way was yesterday’s cleanup at the Plaza special?‎ ‎ A. It made room for new equipment. ‎ ‎ B. It signaled the closedown of the theater. ‎ ‎ C. It was done with the help of the audience. ‎ ‎ D. It marked the 75th anniversary of the theater. ‎ ‎9. Why was The Last Picture Show put on?‎ ‎ A. It was an all-time classic. B. It was about the history of the town. ‎ ‎ C. The audience requested it. D. The theater owner found it suitable. ‎ ‎10. What will probably happen to the building?‎ ‎ A. It will be repaired. B. It will be turned into a museum. ‎ ‎ C. It will be knocked down. D. It will be sold to the city government. ‎ ‎11. What can we infer about the audience?‎ A. They are disappointed with Bradford. ‎ B. They are sad to part with the old theater. ‎ C. They are supportive of the city officials. ‎ D. They are eager to have a shopping center. ‎ D This month, Germany’s transport minister, Alexander Dobrindt, proposed the first set of rules for autonomous vehicles(自主驾驶车辆). They would define the driver’s role in such cars and govern how such cars perform in crashes where lives might be lost. ‎ The proposal attempts to deal with what some call the “death valley” of autonomous vehicles: the grey area between semi-autonomous and fully driverless cars that could delay the driverless future.‎ Dobrindt wants three things: that a car always chooses property(财产) damage over personal injury; that it never distinguishes between humans based on age or race; and that if a human removes his or her hands from the driving wheel — to check email, say — the car’s maker is responsible if there is a crash.‎ ‎“The change to the road traffic law will permit fully automatic driving,” says Dobrindt. It will put fully driverless cars on an equal legal footing to human drivers, he says.‎ Who is responsible for the operation of such vehicles is not clear among car makers, consumers and lawyers. “The liability(法律责任) issue is the biggest one of them all,” says Natasha Merat at the University of Leeds, UK.‎ An assumption behind UK insurance for driverless cars, introduces earlier this year, insists that a human “ be watchful and monitoring the road” at every moment.‎ But that is not what many people have in mind when thinking of driverless cars. “When you say ‘driverless cars’, people expect driverless cars.”Merat says. “You know — no driver.” zxx.k Because of the confusion, Merat thinks some car makers will wait until vehicles can be fully automated without operation.‎ Driverless cars may end up being a form of public transport rather than vehicles you own, says Ryan Calo at Stanford University‎, ‎California. That is happening in the UK and Singapore, where government-provided driverless vehicles are being launched.‎ That would go down poorly in the US, however. “The idea that the government would take over driverless cars and treat them as a public good would get absolutely nowhere here,” says Calo.‎ ‎12. The proposal put forward by Dobrindt aims to __________.‎ A. stop people from breaking traffic rules B. help promote fully automatic driving C. protect drivers of all ages and races D. prevent serious property damage ‎13. What do consumers think of the operation of driverless cars?‎ A. It should get the attention of insurance companies.‎ B. It should be the main concern of law makers.‎ C. It should not cause deadly traffic accidents.‎ D. It should involve no human responsibility.‎ ‎14. Driverless vehicles in public transport see no bright future in __________.‎ A. Singapore B. the ‎UK C. the US D. ‎Germany ‎15. What could be the best title for passage?‎ A. Autonomous Driving: Whose Liability?‎ B. Fully Automatic Cars: A New Breakthrough C. Autonomous Vehicles: Driver Removed D. Driverless Cars: Root of Road Accidents 第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）‎ 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。‎ ‎  Every animal sleeps,but the reason for this has remained foggy.When lab rats are not allowed to sleep,they die within a month.   16   .‎ ‎    One idea is that sleep helps us strengthen new memories.   17   .We  know that,while awake,fresh memories are recorded by reinforcing (加强)connections between brain cells,but the  memory processes that take place while we sleep  have been unclear.‎ ‎    Support is growing for a theory that sleep evolved so that connections between neurons(神经元)in the brain can be weakened overnight,making room for fresh memories to from the next day.   18   .‎ Now we have the most direct evidence yet that he is right.   19   .The synapses in the  mice taken at the end of a period of sleep were 18 per cent smaller than those taken before sleep,showing that the connections between neurons weaken  while sleeping.‎ If Tononi’s theory is right,it would explain why,when we miss a night’s sleep,we find it harder the next day to concentrate and learn new information-our brains may have smaller room for new experiences.‎ Their research also suggests how we may build lasting memories over time even though the synapses become thinner.The team discovered that some synapses seem to be protected and stayed the same size.   20   “You keep what matters,”Tononi says.‎ A. We should also try to sleep well the night before.‎ B. It’s as if the brain is preserving its most important memories.‎ C. Similarly, when people go for a few days without sleeping, they get sick.‎ D. The processes take place to stop our brains becoming loaded with memories.‎ E. That’s why students do better in tests if they get a chance to sleep after learning.‎ F. “Sleep is the price we pay for learning,” says Giulio Tononi, who developed the idea.‎ G. Tononi’s team measured the size of these connections, or synapses, in the brains of 12 mice.‎ 第二部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）‎ 第一节（共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分）‎ 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。‎ A Toronto man is offering a free round-the-world air to the right woman. But 21 apply.You must be named Elizabeth Gallahgher and have a Candian 22 . ‎ Jordan Axani, 28, said he and his then girlfriend, Elizabeth Gallagher, booked heavily discounted round-the-world air tickets in May, but their 23 ended and he did not want her ticket to 24 . The ticket had a strict no-transfer(不可转让) 25 , but since passport information was not required when 26 , any Canadian Elizabeth Gallagher can ‎ ‎ 27 it. ‎ ‎“I just want to see the ticket go to good use and for someone to ‎28 a lot of joy, ” said Axani. He posted his 29 on a social networking website, and received thousands of e-mails, including thirty from actual Elizabeth Gallagbers with the 30 passports, “More 31 , there are hundreds of Canadians who are interested in 32 their name to Elizabeth Gallagher, ” Axani said. “It was absolutely out of 33 , thousands of e-mails, people around the world 34 their stories of travel. ”‎ Axani wrote in his post that he is not 35 anything in return and that the woman who uses the 36 ticket can choose to either travel with him or 37 the ticket and travel on her own. ‎ The 38 is scheduled to start on December ‎21 in New York City and continue on to Milan, Prague, Paris, Bangkok and New Delhi before ‎39 in Toronto on January 8. He said the 40 woman will be announced on the website and the trip will be shared online. ‎ ‎21. A. benefits B. deposits C. restrictions D. examinations ‎22. A. origin B. passport C. accent D. friend ‎23. A. holiday B. marriage C. dream D. relationship ‎24. A. go to waste B. come to mind C. go no sale D. come into effect ‎ ‎25. A. policy B. order C. payment D. schedule ‎26. A. applying B. booking C. checking D. bargaining ‎27. A. use B. borrow C. choose D. buy ‎28. A. sacrifice B. express C. experience D. provide ‎29. A. answer B. advice C. offer D. comment ‎30. A. same B. right C. now D. real ‎31. A. interesting B. annoying C. satisfying D. convincing ‎32. A. writing B. giving C. lending D. changing ‎33. A. touch B. question C. date D. control ‎34. A. admiring B. advertising C. sharing D. doubting ‎35. A. leaving B. looking for C. losing D. dealing with ‎ ‎36. A. single B. strange C. regular D. extra ‎37. A. return B. take C. reserve D. hide ‎38. A. interview B. program C. trip D. meeting ‎39. A. ending B. calling C. repeating D. staying ‎40. A. honored B. lovely C. intelligent D. lucky 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）‎ ‎ 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。‎ One of my favourite 41 (hobby) is hiking. When I go hiking, I will wear proper clothing and hiking shoes for the current weather conditions. And I will let my family and friends ‎ know where I will go and when I will return．Also, I will carry a compass and GPS unit， 42 can guide me and locate my position. What's more, I will take enough food and water 43 (keep) me energetic, and emergency supplies to survive dangerous situations． We are calling on people around the world to create a "Million Acts of Blue" - actions to push retailers， corporations and businesses to reduce single-use plastic. That is, we are going to take actions to deal with the current plastic pollution. Every action to reduce single-use plastics 44 (send) a message to the industry that it's time to change. We can no longer allow products that 45 (use) for a few seconds to pollute 46 (we) planet for a lifetime． More Chinese senior citizens 47 (become) active users of WeChat in recent years， according to a recent study. The study aims to learn about the digital life of people above the age of 55. The report showed that elderly users spend around 1.37 hours 48 WeChat every day and have 104 WeChat friends on average. The report said 50.3 percent of elderly users learned how to use WeChat from their children or grandchildren， 49 (suggest) that family members should be more 50 (patience) when they introduce new technology to elderly people．‎ ‎    ‎ 第三部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）‎ 第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）‎ 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处；每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。‎ 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。‎ 删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。‎ 修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改的词。‎ 注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；‎ ‎2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。‎ Last week, we went to the Red Star Farm for an interested and meaningful activity. When we reached the farm, we were divided into several group to prepare lunch. Most of us had never cooked before, so we were really excited get the chance to have a try. We collected wood, made a fire and had cooked. Soon, our lunch were ready. Eating the dishes cooked by ourselves, we all felt proud and happily. After lunch, we got involved in plant trees. Some dig holes and others planted young trees and watered them. Seen the trees, we felt we had done something meaningful ‎ for the environment.​ ​    It was an unforgettable experience, what gave us a good chance to be independent and raised our awareness of environmental protection.‎ 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）‎ 假如你是一名乘客，名叫李华，对你上周六乘坐的CA257航班很不满意，为此给航空公司写了一封投诉信，就以下情况进行投诉：1.行李遗失；2.餐食质量差，3.乘务员服务态度不好。并提出要求。 ‎ 参考词汇：乘务员 flight attendant 注意：1. 投诉信要包括以上内容，可适当增加情节，以使行文连贯。‎ ‎2.词数100左右。‎ Dear Sir/Madam,‎ ‎_______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ​ ‎ ‎                                                     Yours sincerely,‎ Li Hua 参考答案 阅读理解 A篇BCB B篇 D B A C C篇B D CB D篇BDCA 七选五 ‎16~20 CEFGB 完型 ‎21~25 CBDAA 26~30 BACCB 31~35 ADDCB 36~40 DBCAD 语法填空 ‎41.  hobbies 42.know 43. which 44.to keep 45. sends ‎46. our 47. have become 48.on 49. suggesting 50. patient 改错答案 ‎ (1) 将interested改成interesting； (2)将group改成groups； (3)在get前加to； (4)将had删掉； (5)将were改成was； (6)将happily改成happy； (7)将plant改成planting； (8)将dig改成dug； (9)将Seen改成Seeing； (10)将what改成which。‎ 书面表达 Dear Sir/Madam,     My name is Li Hua, a passenger of your airline. I feel bad to trouble you but I am writing to make a complaint about my unpleasant experience on the flight CA257 last Saturday.‎ I have never had a worse flight before. Firstly, your airline lost one of my bags where an important document was kept and I have to attend a conference with it next week. Furthermore, almost all passengers were unhappy with the food supplied on the plane. It was cold and tasted terrible. Lastly, so unfriendly and impatient were the flight attendants that they were deaf to our justifiable requests. I would appreciate it if you could find my bag as soon as possible, and I would like to have this matter settled by the end of this week.‎ ‎ Thank you for your consideration and I will be looking forward to your reply.                                                                                         Yours sincerely,                                                                                         Li Hua